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- noun logical fallacy A
fallacious argument that concludes aproposition to be true because many or all people believe it; it alleges that “if many believe so, it is so”.
Etymologies
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Latin: argūmentum ("argument”, “proof") + ad ("to”, “toward") + populum (accusative singular of populus, “people”, “nation”) ≈ “appeal to the people”
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